01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046646
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- G77 5BU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity provides support to relieve loneliness and social isolation and provide support to those suffering from dementia. We provide support through regular group meetings in our local church hall to a wide range of support groups each week in a caring and supportive manner. We have over 130 well trained and motivated volunteers a paid support staff.We have just been awarded the Kings Award for Volunteering Services highlighting the high quality of work we provide.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation?s purposes are: To provide a safe and stimulating environment to people living with dementia To provide a safe and supportive environment to people journeying with their grief To provide support for isolated and disadvantaged members of the community
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £158,085 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £147,131 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 7 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £161,430 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £128,090 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £147,812 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £141,737 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £161,975 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £139,684 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £117,204 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £85,815 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 30 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Mearns Kirk, 404 Mearns Road, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- mkhelpinghands.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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